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When we learned about the Personal Hotspot feature in iOS so many years ago, we were over the moon to have it.

But having the kind of feature that lets you share your mobile data with pretty much any other device you want, does come with some drawbacks.

And the biggest drawback? Your mobile data gets used, and very much abused by your sharing device/s as an unlimited data connection.

How many times have I rejoiced, having the quick and easy solution of getting data on my Mac by connecting to my iPhone? Countless!

How many times have I sworn at my Mac in the same instance, since the machine drained my mobile data thanks to a quick and dirty App Store update, DropBox sync, delayed iTunes download from late-night gaming the night before? See above for answer!